PauknAir explained

Airline:PauknAir
Iata:PV [1]
Icao:PNR
Callsign:PAUKNAIR
Founded:1995
Commenced:September 1995
Ceased:November 1998 [2]
Headquarters:Melilla, Spain
Bases:Melilla Airport
Fleet Size:2
Destinations:Domestic scheduled
Website:www.mellila.com/pauknair

PauknAir, also known as Melilla Jet, was a Spanish regional airline which operated between 1995 and 1998.[3] The airline operated flights between various Spanish domestic destinations.

History

PauknAir was founded in 1995 and commenced operations in September 1995 with two BAe 146 aircraft operated on its behalf by PAN Air. It was majority owned by Paukner SA, a Spanish company involved in the travel industry, with a 78% holding; private interests based in Melilla, a Spanish exclave in North Africa, held 20% of the company, with the remaining 2% held by the governing council of Melilla. The airline provided air services from Melilla to Madrid and Málaga.

In November 1998, PauknAir ceased operations following the crash of PauknAir Flight 4101 on 25 September 1998. The crash caused a drop in passenger numbers for PauknAir; this sealed the fate for the airline.

Fleet

PauknAir operated the following aircraft before ceasing operations:[4]

Accidents and incidents

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.jacanaent.com/JacTechLib/07Aviation/AirlineCodes.txt Airline codes
  2. http://aviation-safety.net/database/operator/airline.php?var=4902 PauknAir information at Aviation-Safety.net
  3. http://www.airlinehistory.co.uk/Europe/Spain/Airlines.asp Airlines of Spain
  4. http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1997/1997%20-%200855.html?search Melilla Air entry in 1997 World Airline Directory, Flight International, 26 March - 1 April 1997, p.87 (online archive version
  5. http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19980925-0&lang=en ASN Aircraft accident description British Aerospace BAe-146-100 EC-GEO - Boumahfouda
  6. http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/1998/09/30/43375/pauknair-146-accident.html PauknAir 146 accident